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The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
CONDENSED TELEGRhMS.

Mosrs CARTER was called to his door at
Jeffcrsonville, Ind, on the 18th, aud shot
in the face 10y an unknown man.
SIX cases and two deaths from yellow
fever were reported at Tampa, Fla, on
the 17th. The people are in better spirits,
as the disease yields promptly to treat
mont. ...
THE 3-year-old child Of Mr.. J. j. McCGu.
ley met a horrible death at Fort Smith,
Ark, on the 10Th. She was playing with
matches, which ignited, ami setting her
clothes on fire burned her TO death before
she could lie given any assistance. Her
mother saw her chUd envelored in flames,
but was not in position 20 aid her.
ABOUT 100 negroes and Mexicsns became
engaged In fight at Riverside, Texas, on
the 18th. Three negroes received serious
stabs. One Mexican was killed and two
were fatally wounded.
\ LITTLE 2-year-old child of Chas. Cos
sctf. of Chattanooga, Toun., was fatally
burned on the 18th. 1t was playing with
a fire in the CRATE, when is clothes were
iguited, aud was horribly burned from the
shoulders 10 the feet.
REPRF sENTATIvEs OF prominent home
and foreign insurance companies in New
Orleans, have decided to take no further
risks on corner groceries. This action is
taken ON account OF the number of fires
that have occurred in such places-s xty.
five since the LIST day of January last.
THREE outlaws, Leach, Trainer and an
unknown, were Shot on the 18th, in the In
dian Territory. Last week they robbed
aud burned the village of Oakes in the
Torritory.
AT Birmingham, Ala, on the 10th, the
Rev. Sam Jones raised So, 900 Tor Young
Mems Christian Association building ON
promises maturing in six, twelve and fii-
teen months. The subscriptions range all
the way from 5000 down.
TELEGRAPmC communication with
Charleston, :. c., was restored on the 18th.
The interruption vas caused by fire at
Magnolia. "A suburb of Charleston, which
melted all the wires running into the city.
Elder John Allen Gano, aged eighty
two years, died near CentreVille, KY, on
the 10th. He was oue.of the founders OF
the Reformed, or Christian, church, nearly
sixty years ago. lie vas n co-worker
with Alexander Campbell, Barton W.
stone and other noted divines in church
which now has a membership of more than
100000 in the United States.
THE New York Times says: According
10 tho most excellent authority, speculo-
sion over the suceessorship to the seat on
the bench OF the United States Suprems
Court made vacant by the death OF Justice
Woods. Of Louisiana, may as well end.
for L. q. G. Lamar has been selected for
he place. !.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22

celebrated the great deed ot A.,
heroes on the 18th of September a ,'a
no great deed ot their own 10 bo oa, a,i'
bratcd now or hereafter. '''
But how great was the need, r.
day every male rufiian out of n,iso.
entitled to vote. The burglar or ,t'
inccndiary serves his sentence an1
comes to the polls with an unono.
toned right to cast his ballot IN
man who pounded his wife. broke ba.
nose. tore her hair, and put ont ho.
eyes with an awl was sentenced he
New York court to only nine month,
Imprisonment. He win come out .,
prison and vote for legislators vLs
will be lenicnt TO wife-beaters. sLs
will wander with blinded eyes, power
less to protect herself, and with No
adequate protection 10y law. The mon
who commit indecent assaults pnor
women and little girls vote, as in Del
ware. 10 limit the age of protection 70.
female children TO seven Years. Tho
heartbroken mothers may wiring tbei,
hands in helpless agony, but the DOW.
or for protection which is in the balo,
is denied to them.
But more than any personal wronos
is the danger TO the public welfar,
which comes by the exercise of political
power by vast classes of irresponsi,lo
and wicked men, while there is M
adequate moral power to offset or
counterbalance it. Men have had tbi,
Government all to themselves hmm.
dred years. The respect for law and
order with which they began ba,
grown less aud less. The peace and
safety of all our cities are menaced
and the integrity OF the Government
itself is put in peril by the increase Of
political corruption and intrigue. Of
vice and crime, and every species O,
lawlossncss Men who desire a right
condition of things are powcrless.
The one thing left to oppose these
growing evils which has not been
tried is political power in the hands Of
women.
The opportunity came at Rhiladel.
phia to add the force of that great as.
scmbly in favor Of the ballot for women
and it was lost!-Lacy Stme, IN
WoRaa'S Journal 80
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
THE OCCASION LOST.
a Nonnn's View of the Recent Constitu-
tional Celebration at Philadelphia.

a Noinnn's View of the Recent Constitu-
tional Celebration at Philadelphia.
The Centennial Observance If the
adoption of the Constitution was n
grand industrial, military and civic
display. In that respect it left moth
ing to be desired. Too much honor
can not be given to the men by whom,
anl to the day on which. the founda-
tion was laid that made Tins great
Nation possible.
Hut it is easier TO celebrate great
nass than TO achieve l. This very oc-
cas;on was most opportune for re-
affirming the principle laid down a
hundred years ago, that the consent
of the governed is the basis Of q Just
government" in its application to gov
erued women, no less than TO governed
men.
II the voice Of the great multitude,
gathered on the 18th of September, had
been heard for equal human rights ir-
respective Of sex. il would have been
the beginning of the end Of the subjec-
ton of women. Congress would have
felt the force Of its affirmation. Every
State Legislature would have been in
iluence by Il. 1t would have marked
an epoch which glad millions would
have i, norcd for ever. As the ccntu-
iios roll by. that day would have been
ohseryed AZ & great historic day, ht
tie occasion Was lost. Tho men who
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
LOST THEIR BATS.
The Gt. Louis Browns Seem TO Have Lost
Their Bats, Their Confidence. or, at Any
Rate Their Ability to Play Winning BAN
with Their Sturdy Opponents.


Their BATS, Their Confidence, or. at Any
Rate Their Ability to Play Winning BAH
with Their Sturdy Opponents.
NEW YORK, Oct. lG-There was the re.
port OF pistol at the Polo Grounds dur
ing the closing portion of yesterdays
game between Detroit and st. Louis, but
II was not the boss president of the
Browns committing suicide, as might
very reasonably have been expected. The
Browns star is beginning to sink, and il
looks like nothing in the tarnatlon can
stop it. IL looks like the ex-champiOns
had but one pitcher, and that there were
one or two positions in the team which
were being filled only in n limited sort Of
way. An error ushered In Yesterdays
game. and, had such thing been possible,
an error would probshiy have rounded
IL up. Then nobody seemed to
have a bat along except the Detroits, and
for eight innings the Browns friends
were edited by seeing them walk up to
the bat, make a weak effort TO bat the
ball and then sit down again. The Browns
are either out-classed or aTs playing
way below their standard. They
are doing the latter, anyhow.
Their batting is inexcusably weak,
and their fielding would make the Nets
blush. In only one direction are they do.
ing good work, and that is in base-run-
ming. Latham is getting to second on
Bennett oftener than the ma.
jority Of the knowing ones expected.
and ComisSey, Robinson and Caruthers
have gone down once or twice each. Welch
has not gotten TO first often enough to try,
and the same observation might he made
Of some of the others. Something seems
10 be wrong. The boys are not playing
with their old spirit, and appear TO have
no confidence In themselves. Confidence
is especially necessary to good hitting,
and since tho Detroits won the thirteen
inning game at Detroit and took the lead
in the series, the st. Louis men appear to
have lost their bats. They won
Friday's game not so much on hitting as
on base running. Yesterday they did not
get hit until the ninth inning. Then in
fielding thoy have not, thus far. come in
sight of the Datroits; aud this is the de.
partment where they were everywhere
classed ss-the equals, aud, indeed, the
superior OF the Leagusrs. That the Browns
are playing below their standard, there is
no question. They could defeat De-
troit II playing their old.time
game. Neither Getzein, Conway non
Baldwin Is the pitcher that Clarkson is,
and yet the Browns touched up the Chica-
go man far more successfully than they
have Baldwin. The record of games now
stands four to two in favor of Detroit, and
the Browns friends can congratulate
themselves il the st. Louis men get six
games ont of the series. CaruthelS can
not keep up his work in every game, and
it looks like King and Foutz are no. able
% hold the big men down.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
PARSONS PLEA.
He Wants No Pcnitrntiary In R.s, but
Either Liberty or Death Straight-He
Prefers the Former.

hi' NO IN MS Dh'
Either liberty or Death stralght-He
Prefers the Former.
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE following is an
open letter TO Governor Oglesby, Of
Illinois:
10 his EEcalieaey, Piolari j. OG'esby Gorsraor
ofhe state Qf Illinois:
DEAR SIR-I am aware that petitions are
being signed by hundreds OF thousands of per-
sons, addressed TO you, pettioning you to in
terpose your prcrogatiyc and commute the SEN
tences OF myself and comrades from death TO
Imprisonment Ia the pcntcntiary. You are,
an told. % good constitutional law
yer aud sincere man, l there
Iore beg Of you to examine the record of the
trial, and then conscientiously
decide for yourself as to my guilt orinnocence.
know that as a just man you will decide in ac'
cordance with the facts the truth and justice
OF the case. But 1 write TO reterate tho
declaration made in my published appeal u the
people Of America on September 81 1887. am
guilty or am innocent of the charge for which
! have been condemned to die. II guilty, then
prefer death rather than TO 90 like the quarry
slave at night scourged 10 his dungeon. II
Innocent, then ] am entitled 70. and
win accept nothing less than liberty.
The records OF the trial made in Judge Garys
court prove my innocence Of the crime OF muir
der. But there exists conspiracy to judicial
ly murder myself and imprisoned companions
IN the name and by virtue of the authority OF
the State. History records every dospotic
arbitrary deed of the peoples rulers as having
been done ia the name OF the people, even 10
the destruction Of the liberties Of the people.
am o helpless prisoner and completely in the
power OF the authorities; but strongly protest
against being taken from my cell and carried TO
the penitentiary rs a felon. Therefore in the
name of the people whose liberty is being de-
strnycd; In the name OF peace and Justice,
protest against the cGnsummution Of this iu-
dica murder: this proposed strgnguation of
freedom on American soil. speak for myself
tlnow not what course others may pursue, but
Tor myself ! reject the petition FOR my imprisou-
ment. am innocent, and I say to you that
under no circumstances will | accept com
mutation to Imprisonment. In the name OF the
American people demand right: my lawful.
constitutional natural. inalienahle right TO
liberty Respectfully yours,
ALBERT r. PARSONS.
Prison Cell %, Chicago, october, 1856.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
The Wool Industry.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l1-Colonel Switzler,
chief Of the Bureau of Statistics, viii is
sue during the present week comrrehen-
sive report on the production, expcrta-
ton, importation and Manufacture cf
wool and wooden goods in this country.
II will contain hundreds Of tables of sta
tistics Of this industry under all the dit
ferent tariff laws since 1890. Ohio, Cali
fornia aud Texas will be shown 70 still
be the leading wool-producing States. In
the former there has been an increase Of
twenty per cent. in the production Of
wool. and in the latter over fifty per cent.
since 1880 The value of the production
Tor the past year will be estimated at s70,-
,lOO OOO
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
riJsCELLANEOUs.

DlSttILANEDkS
THE Detroits shut the st. Louis Browns
ont in the fourth game of the worlds
championship series at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 18th, by a score of $ too.
TuE jury at Mitchelliown, ireland, rem
dered verdict OF murder against In
spector BroWErigg, Sorgeauts kjrwan,
Ryder and Brennan and Constables Gavan
aud Doran After the verdict the coroner
issued warrants for the arrest Of Head
Constable Brownrigg and the other police
men found guilty by the jury.
lr may be put down as a settled fact
that the Government officials will do n Il in
their power 90 thorous hly investigate the
many recent complaints made by people
IN Iowa regarding the eviction OF settlers
from lands.
\ DEPUrAroN Of London paupers de.
manded assistance from the authorities ON
the 18th, but received only a rchuke.
1HE International encampment at Chi
cago has not been success financially.
The local companies are receiving no cash
ON prizes awarded, and the visiting com.
panios are settling on the best terms
possible, some taking City per cent. and
some taking parts OF accounts in notes.
THE United States Treasury ON the 18th
received conscience contribution OF
twenty dollars IN an envelope postmarked
Gretna, Neh.
EsGLIsH Government officials are much
annoyed over the verdict Of murder
against the police at Mitchellstown, Ire
land.
THE council Of French Generals appoint.
ed to Investigate the CaTerell matter.
pronounced General Canercll guilty OF
habitual m scorduct ana unworthy the
confidence OF public office.
IHE inspector-genera of the Irish con.
stabulary has ordered that the police who
did the shooting at Mitchellstown be not
arrested.
THE jury IN the case against John
O'Connor, On trial in the United States
District Court ~ 81 Paul. Mimi, for
robbihg the Minneapolis post.o cs. re.
ported ON iae 18th that they could not
agree.
A WINNIPEG (Man) special to the ST.
Paul Pioneer Press saws: A letter from
Stewart, on tbs north shore of Lake Su-
perior, reports The finding Of the bodies of
two persons stoned 70 death BY Indians
They are supposed 10 bs members of some
camping party.
THE London SfdadGrTs Paris CORE.
spondent confirms the report tha, General
Bonlaager has been placed under arrest
for the period OF thirty days for insolence
= resly 70 iatesrcg-tias.. by the Ml.!..e.
~ Hnh 4. AZ. X =. Z
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
Horrible Death of q Liiile Girl.

TOLEDO, o., Oct. 1.-THE three year.old
daughter of II. W, Compton, superin.
tendent Of the Toledo public schools, met
with a terrible death Saturday night.
The little one was playing in the parlor Of
the family residence. Her mother left the
room, and in few minutes she heard a
scream rom the child. Returning to the
room SIZE discovered that the little girl
had fall n into the open natural gas fire
which vas burning in CRATE. The child
was rescued. but was found 10 be fright.
fully injured, her face and the upper por.
tion Of her body being literally roasted by
t;ss iatosss asSt SIS 4:sS II tsw NV
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
AMER Dlshone., Indian Agent.

WAsmNGTov, Oct. 1.-THE Secretary OF
the Interior has requested the Attorney
General to institute criminal proceedings
against Jesse Lee Hall, agent for the
Kiowa. Comanche and Wichita Indians,
in the Indian Territory, upon charges Of
malfcasance in office. An inspector Of the
Interior Department aud special agent
Of the Indian Office, who have
Investigated the affairs Of the
agency, agree that Hall is guilty OF Grim
inal conduct in his management Of
the agency by the presentation OF false,
fraudulent and fictitious vouchers in his
accounts, running through a year or more; ;
IN the conversion to his personal use Of
public moneys ntrusted to him as agent;
In collusion with beef contractors for the
purpose Of defrauding the Government,
and also in conspirirg with certain
employees at the agency to defraud
the Indians under his charge by
appropriating TO his own use large sums
Of money belonging TO the Indians, placed
in his hands by cattlemen for rent of pnst-
ure 'ands 1t is stated at the Interior De-
partment that Halls defalcation will
probably be found TO be from $4,000 to
10000. Hall was appointed agent July
q, 1885. and is under $1,000 bond.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-22

On. J. L. NJ. CURRY, United States Min
lister TO Spain, sailed on the 18th with his
family for his post Of duty. He willspend
few days in Paris before proceeding to
Madrid
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-13
Wilcox & Go. Z@Z AND Z7l c H 4 P ELI S T R B E T.
 NEW HAVEN, CONN.
MIisCellaneums.
BANNER DAY

Came at the end of the Banner Week. Such persistent, determined rush for the seasons best clothing, as laid down in our store has not been seen in New Haven for many day. 'Tis not the price alone that sells the suits. They must have value, for no man rich or poor will buy a worthless suit at any price.
 Our prices are low-lower than they ever will be again, but the stock is not inferior nor packed for this occasion-and is the reg ular stock marked down for positive sale be- fore the first of July when the consolidation with Chamberlain & Currier occurs.
 But you should have seen the eager throng on Saturday. Perhaps you did, for the greater part of the city's people appeared to be here. Some of the visitors apparently thought the sale joke, humbug. When they saw the goods, they changed their minds and bought. All must go before July 1, and it is going now as fast as buyers can find their sizes. The opportunity for men of all ages, for boys of all ages to buy good cloth ing less than cost is here.
 A $22 Cassimere Suit $11.
 A $15 Light Overcoat $7.50.
 A $17 Cutaway Coat $10.
 A $15 Indigo Blue Suit $7.50.
 A $12 Black Corkscrew Suit $6.50.
 A $3 Seersueker Coat and Vest $1.
 A $5 Boys Suit $2.50.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-13

men 'tshould not labor or profane the day by gaming, fishing, hunting or other unlawful pastimes or recreations under fine of 200 pounds of tobacco" This law has never been repealed. The Maryland law against blasphemy, still extant, provides as pun ishment that the offender shall be, for the first offense, bored through the tongue with g hot iron and fined e2O. For the second offense he shall be burned upon the fore head with the letter s'B" and fined $40. For the third ofense he shall suffer death with out benefit of clergy. There is also Vir- ginia law still extant which imposes fine of 50 pounds of tobacco on man absenting valid excuse.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-13
Monday, June IS, 1887.
GAN INCORRIGIBLE.,,


 Charles A. Beckar, who is to be discharged from the penitentiary of Kings county, New York, this week, seems to be fair example of an sfincorrigible." After learning his trade as an engraver he seems to have adopt ed the art of counterfeiting and forgery with a settled purpose. His career has been a mo- table one. He has not confined his operations to any small part of the globe. Several of the South American republics suffered from his na1gn skill. This country having be- come too warm for him he transferred the scene of his exertions to Turkey, where he was in due time captured and incarcerated for forging the bonds of the Ottoman en- pire; escaping from confinement in Con- stantinople he varied the monotony of exist ence by joining company of Greek bandits; driven from Greece he made his home for 8 time in France; compelled to leave France he again sought the shores of this republic and speedily distinguished himself by forging a check for $64, ,000 on the Union Trust com pany of New York, and saved himself from punishment for the deed by turning States evidence against confederate name Elliott Finally he came into the clutches of the duu Guo S0uIeuCS WHICH is now about to expire by fabricating 1000 franc note on the Bank of France.
 Beckar, it is said, has not been moved to repentance by anything that has happened to him, but speaks of his little affairs with the law as mere incidents of an active career. Such case as this gives support to the theo ry on which the law of this State concerning "incorrigibIes' is based. The Brooklyn Citizen correctly says: It is certainly no kindness to man like Beckar to turn him loose on the public, and it is as certainly as clear an outrage on honest men to set him at large as it would be to turn adrift lunatic known to have homicidal tendencies. The spirit of the law is undoubtedly reformatory and not revengeful, but it is not less distinct ly protective spirit, protective for honest men and women, and when it has been made clear that there is nothing to be hoped for in the direction of reform reason would seem to require that the means of protection in the most thorough manner possibly be invoked. This view of the matter, it will be observed, is very far from involving unkindness, even to the criminal. What it involves is that while society needs to be saved from him, he needs to be saved from himself.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-13
SPRINGS.

The rivers which run smoothest are those with the most springs.-TidBits
 It was her father who sentenced the young man to disappear by the front steps. His crime was embracery.-New York Jour- nal.
 We have an idea that Samson did not suc- cumb to the hair-cutting alone. It was the barber's talk that made him weaken.-Texas Siftings.
 In this country men are called heathen if they worship the jug. In India they are heather if they worship the Jugg'ernot.- Dansville Breeze.
 Chicago is noted for big feet all the time but this year her base ball club will demon.
 strate that her defeat also is quite some -Yonkers Statesman.
 The commencement season is close at hand It is called Commencement" principally be- cause the fathers of the fair graduates ''com- mence'' to see what they cost.-Rocheste1 Post Express.
 Contagious.-'tLaws, Mrs. Jupe, what ailin' Mistah Jupe!'' ''Po' man got de lockjaw." ''Whew! Is it ketchin's' "Oh yes, indeed Ketch it from rusty nails an sich. "'-Harper's Bazar. "There goes woman who has a greater influence in society than the Astors and the Vanderbilts together" f'Indeed! Who is she4" "She is the most popular girl in the chorus at the Casino. ."-Town Topics. Mrs. George L. Lorillard, it is said, runs Der thoroughbreds this season in her ow1 name. Heretofore the Lorillards have beer very touchy on the subject of the family name, and have steadfastly refused to allow it to appear on anything but plug tobacco. = Omaha World.
 In hard luck.-Experienced footpad- Well, what did yer gitI'' Apprentice 'tNothin'". Experienced footpad-''Eh You two fellers been out fer an hour and ain't got anything to show fer it!' Appren- tice-"Well, we were afraid to tackle any body but perlicemen, n they hadn't nothin'!' -Tid-Bits.
 Didn't Want to Injure His Prospects, "Why don't you stir around and get some thing to dos" was asked of lazy fellow. ftl don't know" was the reply, sunIess I'm tos superstitieus." "Superstitieus What hat superstitious got to do with it?' "Well, read somewhere once that everything come, to him who waits,' and don't want to dc anything that will be liable to injure m, prospects. .n-Tid-Bits
 Boston young lady-''I want to look at pair of eyeglasses. sir, of extra magnifyine power." Dealer-s'Yes, ma'am: something very strong?' Boston young lady-.'Yes sir. While visiting in the country last sum
 mer made very painful blunder which never want to repeat" Dealer-"May ask what that-er-blunder wasp Boston young lady-"Oh, yes; I mistook humble bee fol blackberry. ."-Sun.
 The Lamb and the Wolves.-There was once Lamb of Gentle Mien and grea Load of Fleece who wandered into Wal street and encountered a Pack of Wolves and Ganbolled with them for several weeks They admired his Fleece, and he was Prime Favorite. Finally he returned to hi Green Pastures with all his Fleece, ant Vowed that he would pay the Wolves anothe Visit on 8 Future occasion. Moral-This is fable.-Harper's Bazar.